Join Red for a night of career networking with Jane Shepherdson, Alice Olins and MP Tulip Siddiq

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Come along to our stunning new events space, 6th @ Soho, for Red’s second Smart Session – an evening of networking, inspiring five-minute talks, and a conversation with former Whistles CEO Jane Shepherdson.

We’ll not only be asking Shepherdson how to find the courage to pursue our career dreams, but we’ll also be inspired by some wisdom from Alice Olins of The Step Up Club (a career club to empower women) plus MP Tulip Siddiq (the formidable Labour politician). And that’s not all – on the evening we’ll also be coming together for a speed-networking session. The format is simple: our speakers will talk for five minutes, with networking taking place in-between, and when the bell rings, you'll move on to the next person. It promises to be a night of beautiful Soho views, inspiring career advice and a room full of brilliant women. We look forward to seeing you there.

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The Speakers

Jane Shepherdson

Victoria Burkinshaw

As the Brand Director of Topshop and Whistles CEO, Jane Shepherdson revolutionised the way we dress and became one of the most influential women in fashion retail. She’s known for giving women what they want in their wardrobes and also helping them get what they want out of life. And last year, she quit one of the biggest jobs in retail to embark on a new adventure: a gap year. Before she hits the road, we’ll be asking her about how to find the courage to steer your career and what she’s learnt from taking the leap.

MP Tulip Siddiq

Tulip was first elected Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn – where she grew up - in May 2015 and is a formidable force in British politics. She’s not afraid to follow her sense of conviction (she resigned from the Labour front bench over the party’s three-line whip to vote for triggering article 50) or to fight passionately for the causes she believes in (in the face of huge government cuts, she worked with her community to save libraries for future generations).

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Before her role in politics she worked at Amnesty International and Save the Children, on issues related to human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

Alice Olins

Alice has worked at or written for nearly all of the country’s broadsheets and women’s glossies. She spent a decade at The Times as its Senior Fashion Writer, where she contributed front-page stories as well as big hitting fashion and lifestyle interviews for Times2 and the Saturday Magazine. Today, with two daughters in tow, Alice continues her career on a freelance basis and also runs The Step Up Club – a career club to empower women – along with co-founder (and friend) Phanella Mayall Fine.

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